Online Tool To Find Your Irish Surname

The Irish Times newspaper have a very handy tool for those researching the history of their Irish surname within the period of 1848 to 1864.

The tool also shows the occurrence of your Irish surname on a map of Ireland along with the number of households using that actual surname within the regions of each part of Ireland.

Usefully, they've also include the variations that have occurred due to different spellings and other associated Irish surnames. Interestingly, the online tool also displays the location and no. of births of each Irish surname for the year of 1890.

So all in all, this should prove to be a most helpful tool for those who are beginning the process of connecting with their Irish clan roots and their own individual heritage. You can use the tool by visiting http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/